LAW 6092E - Olmstead Disability Rights Clinic I

4 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: 2.3 GPA.
Description
This is an elective course. The Olmstead Disability Rights Clinic is a year-long off-site clinic taught in partnership with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s Disability Integration Project. The clinic focuses on advocacy arising out of the United States Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision. Classroom meetings and materials will cover four main areas: (1) advocacy and litigation skills; (2) substantive law relating to the rights of people with disabilities; (3) current Georgia issues and (4) case rounds to discuss the cases and issues students work on in their client advocacy. Students will represent individual clients in Olmstead related advocacy and perform community education. Grading is pass/fail.